Mychal Kendricks, Jason Peters head to locker room, Eagles grab lead

Posted by Josh Alper on November 10, 2013, 1:29 PM EST

AP

The Eagles are down an inside linebacker, but they are up on the scoreboard.

Mychal Kendricks had to leave the field during the Packers’ first offensive possession after suffering a right knee injury at the end of a run by Eddie Lacy. Najeh Goode replaced him in the lineup and Kendricks eventually made his way to the locker room.

The Packers drove the ball into Eagles territory with Seneca Wallace making a couple of conversions through the air after Lacy got things going early. Things stalled out and Mason Crosby missed a 53-yard field goal to keep the Packers from grabbing an early lead.

Peters is a huge loss, but Kendricks (despite being a 2nd round pick last year) is not a big deal. Kendricks’ 15 missed tackles is the most in the NFL among inside linebackers this year. He’s more suited to play the weakside lb on a 4-3 team, and is pretty undersized to be a 3-4 ILB. He hasn’t stepped up this year.